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Section 177. Liability for maintenance in absence of ascendants and brothers or sisters

Portuguese Civil Code, 1867

Act no. none printed (index gives 0)1867In forceGoa (State Act)

Article 177 – Liability for maintenance in absence of ascendants and brothers or sisters– Legitimate children without a father, mother, grandparents or siblings who may provide them with maintenance, will receive maintenance until the age of ten from any other relatives up to the sixth degree, with preference given to the closest relatives.